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#254-Sweet Survivor (2002)
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Existentialist singer songwriter finger picker inspired by the life of the traveling singer-songwriter (and travelling salesman)
folk funny political sixties novelty gentle prolific idiosyncratic lehrer jefferson airplane ochs paxton steve goodman
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Tom Paxton meets Jefferson Airplane. Extremely prolific singer songwriter with a wide range of styles from bizarre novelty tunes and surrealistic poetic songs t
With more than 300 songs and counting and for more than 30 years, I have written in a variety of acoustic styles from novelty tunes to love songs to historical ballads to poetic surrealistic songs to retro-acoustic pop. From bizarre to traditional from funny to poignant, whatever style the song is in, the melodies are usually memorable and the lyrics unpredictable. This site will eventually contain rough often first take demos of my entire song catalogue. Many of the earliest songs when I first started writing will of course be shaky. So expect the songs to get better as time goes on. Feel free to come back and browse often as I will constantly be adding songs, one by one in chronological order, starting in 1974. If you are looking for some unusual songs to cover from a little known but unique artist, you have come to the right place. Just e-mail me. If you find a song here that intrigues you, but you don't like a line or two, or you think it needs a bridge, drop me an e-mail and maybe you can earn writer's credit if it gets that song to be recorded or performed.... otherwise just enjoy. You can become a Rob Lincoln fan at no cost to you. I promise that if you keep coming back there will be some real surprises along the way. While mostly acoustic, some original material will veer into folk rock and even 60's pop, but the garage rock and loudest material will also be found in full band arrangement at soundclick.com/abrasiveflowers Eventually some of these 300+ tunes may be rerecorded and make it on to CD, including a novelty CD that would be suitable for Dr. Demento or an historical ballad CD or a political song CD--but until then, this is the only site you can hear most of these songs. (A few of my songs CAN be found on songramp.com/RobLincoln and myspace.com/lessickandlincoln)
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Charts
Peak #157
Peak in subgenre #33
Author
Rob Lincoln
Rights
2002
Uploaded
November 29, 2009
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MP3 2.9 MB 134 kbps 3:01
Story behind the song
One of my few calm singer songwriter songs from this batch. I wnted to use the word "writer" and "rider" interchangeably.
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You are so gone but you press your toes to the county line Driving the road to Bethlehem in a country mind You got a soul that’s beyond the wheel of your dim headlights You play the role that you’re in control of your sullen side You’ve slept on the edge of the broken down town near exit 9 You’ve crept to the door of the Holiday Inn with the vacancy sign You’ve paid your toll behind the eight ball and you’re not very kind You’re asleep in a sprawl in a bed by the hall but you’re still alive Another endless rider/writer Another sweet survivor Downstairs to the lobby cafe at the break of light Over easy far away you remember your life You’ve got to haul behind the wheel and its getting tight You’ve take a roll and out you peel but it’s too much to bite Another endless rider/writer Another sweet survivor Oh it’s a great day you’ll get your pay you’re back on the interstate You’ll crack the dial the tune makes you smile brings back the old days You’ve got the song its still going strong till it goes away You’ll right the wrong say it won’t be long till a brighter day cliche You are so gone but you press on in the dimming light Someday soon you’ll make your stand around midnight
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